YUBA  COUNTY  CEMETERIES

Marysville Jewish Cemetery
 

Photo by Kathy Sedler, © 2007

Although the photos for this cemetery are included in the Marysville City Cemetery folder at  Headstone Photos  , it is a separate cemetery included in the fenced-in area surrounding the City Cemetery.  It is under the control of the Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries in Berkeley. The first burial appears to have been in 1853, and the last burial in 1945. 

Transcription and images of deed.

HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

This society is purely a benevolent one.  Article two of the constitution says: - "The funds of the society shall be appropriated as follows: relief to the poor, needy, sick and the burial of the dead of the Jewish persuasion in Marysville and vicinity."

The society was organized in 1853, and in 1855 we find the following members: - M. Marcuse, T. Hyman, K.L. Stone, Jonas S. Barman, H. Bervin, M. Brooks, M.A. Bromberger, H. Barman, B. Bloom, S. Cohn, M.L. Cohen, A. Cohen, N. Deorgowsky, A. Englander, D.N. Friesleben, L. Feder, Levy Greentree, J. Hochstadter, Isaac Krimer, E. Katzenstein, E.A. Kusel, Louis Levy, Charles Levy, Simon Levey, Jacob Myers, A. Mendelson, J.H. Moses, A. Muhlendorf, D. Moses, A. Mundt, E. Newberger, H. Negbauer, I. Pforzheimer, H. Reyman, A.D. Rice, S. Schwartz, S.L. Stone, --Tobias, B. Wolff, H. Wagner , J.S. Winehill, and S. Worms.  Of the above, M. Marcuse, E. Katzenstein, and H. Wagner are still active members.  The first officers were: - E. Newberger, President; J.S. Winehill, Vice-President; T. Hyman, Treasurer; M. Marcuse, Secretary; E. Katzenstein, K.L. Stone, M. Mendelson, J.S. Barman, and Jacob Meyers, Directors.

The society owns a cemetery, near the City Cemetery, known as the Jewish Burial Ground, in which have been buried the people of that faith since the organization of the society.  It is one block square, and is surrounded by a high brick wall that cost one thousand dollars.  The society has also a brick house that is used in connection with the cemetery.  There are now in the treasury about five hundred dollars; seven thousand dollars have been disbursed in charities since the society was organized.  The membership is at present twenty-two, though at one time it reached forty-five.  The present officers are: - M. Marcuse, President; E. Cohn, Vice-President; H. Wagner, Treasurer; N. Schneider, Secretary.

INDEPENDENT ORDER B’NAI B’RITH

The objects of the association are charity and benevolence, being very similar to Odd Fellows. An allowance of eight dollars per week is made to a member in good standing in case of sickness. When a death occurs, the widow, or heirs, of the deceased receive one thousand dollars.

MIRIAM LODGE, NO. 56

This lodge was organized on the fifth of May, 1864, with the following charter members:--S. Rosenthal, M. Marcuse, H. Brown, A. Shreyer, S. Levy, J. S. Borman, A. Suss, B. Rosenberg, L. Meininger, Louis Goldman, A. Englander, G. Cohn, H. Wagner, M. W. Peyser, A. Joseph, R. Katz, M Shreyer, H. Shreyer, S. Hochstadter, and A. Hochstadter. Of these only, M. Marcuse, H. Wagner, S. Hochstadter, and A. Hochstadter are still active members.

The first officers of the society were:--S. R. Rosenthal, President; A. Suss, V. P.; R. Katz, Secretary; S. Hochstadter, Financial Secretary; M. Shreyer, Treasurer; M. Marcuse, Monitor; G. Cohn, Warden; B. Rosenberg, Guardian; S. R. Rosenthal, M. W. Peyser, and H. Wagner, Trustees.

There are at present forty-seven members. The highest number of members at any time was sixty-two. The lodge has property to the value of $500, and $1,500 cash in the treasury.  It has expended $4,500 for charitable purposes since its organization. The present officers are:--Wm. Cohen, P.; E. Weinlander, V. P.; S. Lewek, R. S.; A. Hochstadter, T.; F. Hochstadter, F. S.; M. Marcuse, M.; E. Cohn, A.; J. G. Cohn, W.; N. Schneider, G. The lodge meets at the corner of Third and High streets twice every month.

ANCIENT JEWISH ORDER-KESHER SHEL BARSEL

This is a mutual benevolent society similar to the B’nai B’rith and Odd Fellows, and is of long standing among Jewish people.

FIDELITY LODGE, NO. 14

June 20, 1874, this lodge was established in Marysville with the following officers:--L. Falk, W. Av.; Simon Hochstadter, Nassi; S. Elkeles, Alitzer; E. Marks, Achi; H Chims, Sofer; N. Scheider, Assistant Sofer; B. Rosenberg, Gisber; C. Ansorg, Cohen; J. Schlessinger, Segan; Mark Raphael, Schomer Hapesach: Samuel Wagner, H. Wagner, and Chas. Ehrlich, Trustees. It soon became evident that there were not enough Jewish people here to sustain the order in addition to the B’nai B’rith, and in 1877 the lodge disbanded, surrendered its charter and turned over its effect, books, etc., to the Grand Lodge.

 REBECCA LODGE, NO. 6

 This is a degree the same order into which ladies are admitted. It was instituted here October 15, 1874 with the following officers:--C. Ansorg, W. Av.; Mrs. H. Wagner, Nassi; N. Schneider, Sofer; Mrs. B. Rosenberg, Gisber: Mrs Chas. Ehrlich, Conductress; Jacob Elkeles, Cohen; Mark Raphael, Shomer. This society disbanded and surrendered its charter at the same time the parent society did.

Source for above societies:  History of Yuba County, Thompson & West, 1879

c/o = child of        d: = died        d/o = daughter of        h/o = husband of        m/o = mother of        n/o = native of        s/o = son of        w/o = wife of          Grave numbers are given when known. 

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